The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup, known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. Organised by the FAI, the competition is currently sponsored by Sports Direct. It was known as the Free State Cup from 1923 to 1936. Shamrock Rovers hold the record of most wins with 25.
FAI Cup
Derry City Football Club are a professional association football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. They play in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of league football in the Republic of Ireland, and are the League of Ireland's only participant from Northern Ireland. The club's home ground is the Brandywell Stadium and the players wear red and white striped shirts from which their nickname, the Candystripes, derives. The club are also known as the Red and White Army, Derry or City.
The staff and squad of Derry City in 1965
The Derry City team lined up prior to the game with Sligo Rovers in the 2006 FAI Cup semi-final at the Sligo Showgrounds on 29 October
Derry City supporters in the Brandywell
Derry City's fans in the Parc des Princes, Paris on 28 September 2006